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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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A new collaboration will look for ways to bring vast amounts of scientific data out of hiding and make it more accessible to the scientific community, revealing...Computation Institute From ACM Careers | October 9, 2012
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are inviting the world to take part in an online "crowd-sourcing" experiment that will allow participants to see...Washington University in St. Louis From ACM Careers | October 9, 2012
Most people look at the cross section of a human bone and see an incomprehensible tangle of sponge-like scaffolding. Jeffrey Brennan sees a secret mathematical...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Careers | October 9, 2012
Many technology industry officials are worried about a growing skills gap in education and training in the field of data analysis. The Register From ACM TechNews | October 5, 2012
When Jonathan Goldman arrived for work in June 2006 at LinkedIn, the business networking site, the place still felt like a start-up.Harvard Business Review From ACM Careers | October 5, 2012
A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous system.MIT News Office From ACM Careers | October 5, 2012
Ask a group of data scientists the toughest part of their job, and many will probably tell you–it's not the math but the work required to turn raw data into something...GigaOm From ACM Careers | October 5, 2012
If Annie Cheung's parents are looking for someone to blame for derailing her from medical school, they might point a finger or two at Cisco.San Jose Mercury News From ACM Careers | October 5, 2012
What kinds of gear will be needed by future firefighters, EMTs, and cops? To find out, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security asked its analysts and experts to....S. Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate From ACM Careers | October 5, 2012
There are more than 42,000 public and private high schools in the United States, but just 2,100 of them offered the Advanced Placement test in computer science...U.S. News & World Report From ACM TechNews | October 4, 2012
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard University dorm room, hoping to see what his classmates were up to on campus. The following eight years...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | October 4, 2012
Virginia Tech researchers studying rear-end collisions determined that 7.7 percent of such crashes would be prevented by use of three intelligent vehicle systems...Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State niversity From ACM Careers | October 4, 2012
The National Science Foundation, with support from the National Institutes of Health, has announced nearly $15 million in new Big Data fundamental research projects....S. National Science Foundation From ACM Careers | October 4, 2012
Julie Medeiros thinks her taste in fashion is worth something. Turns out it is: about $50 a month.The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 4, 2012
Every Wednesday, a bar in central Tokyo hosts an unusual speed-dating event. There are drinks and plenty of coy looks. But the young people at the bar aren’t here...The New York Times From ACM Careers | October 3, 2012
NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy's Office of Science announced on Wednesday the launch of the Big Data Challenge, a series of...NASA From ACM Careers | October 3, 2012
A team of researchers has found that misconduct is responsible for two-thirds of all scientific paper retractions.Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva niversity From ACM Careers | October 3, 2012
Ginni Rometty's first customer conference as CEO of IBM was an unusual affair, especially by Big Blue's buttoned-up standards.Fortune From ACM Opinion | October 3, 2012
Sys admins are from Mars, developers are from Venus, and legal is from hell. Here's how to heal friction among IT factions.InfoWorld From ACM Careers | October 3, 2012